からもの
Japanese
Etymology 1
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| 唐物 |
Compound of 唐 (kara, “China; Asia in general”) + 物 (mono, “thing”).[1][2][3]
Pronunciation
- (Tokyo) からもの [kàráꜜmònò] (Nakadaka – [2])[2]
- (Tokyo) からもの [kàrámónó] (Heiban – [0])[2]
- IPA(key): [ka̠ɾa̠mo̞no̞]
Noun
からもの • (karamono)
- used goods, secondhand items
- Synonym: 古道具 (furu-dōgu)
- (historical) foreign goods, goods imported from China and other countries
- Synonym: 唐物 (tōbutsu)
- (historical, archaic) textiles imported from China; specifically, high-end textiles with raised patterning
- Synonym: 唐織 (karaori)
Etymology 2
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| 乾物 干物 |
Compound of 涸 (kara, “dry”, deriving from the same root karu as modern verb 涸れる (kareru, “to dry out”)) + 物 (mono, “thing”).[1][3]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ka̠ɾa̠mo̞no̞]
Noun
からもの • (karamono)
- (possibly obsolete or dialect) dry goods
Etymology 3
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| 辛物 |
Compound of 辛 (kara, “spicy”) + 物 (mono, “thing”).[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ka̠ɾa̠mo̞no̞]
Noun
からもの • (karamono)
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (1995), 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN